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H.M.S. Cossack: album of 19th century silver gelatin…
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Melbourne
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29-Nov-2020
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H.M.S. Cossack: album of 19th century silver gelatin photographs tracing the voyage of the Cossack from Sydney to Melbourne, Hobart, Fiji & on to England. Many photos captioned & pages adorned with superb cartoon caricatures & dated 1873., the Cossack was originally commissioned by the Russian Navy but was commandeered at the start of the Crimean war by the British and sent into battle at Fort Gotland in 1855. She then went on to serve in the cape Colony, china station, New Zealand & the Australia station. The Cossack was instrumental in the fight against 'Blackbirding' in the south Seas and the court-martial of Dr. James Patrick Murray of the 'Carl' for murdering 70 Pacific islanders was conducted onboard. Of note are a series of photographs of Levuka Fiji. (59 photographs).
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